msmxxa
TE3E MUTUAL
OF
1845
TRANSACTIONS OK 1907.
INCOME DISBURSEMENTS
Premiums 1 16.664, 430,13 Death Claims. .' . 6,407.700.11
Interest and Rents 4, 98.167.43 Endowments 1,405.051.16
Profit and Loss (Balance) 6,094.72 Annuities 168,434. 70
Total Income 121,667,692.28 Total Disbursements i ,.$14,306,795.85
Excess of Incoms over Disbursements add;d to Policyholders' Fund $7,360,898.43
ASSETS 1 LIABILITIES
Cash on Hand and In Banks... $ l,243,330.33VReserve Fund $103,381,043.60
Loans on Collateral 1,183,660.00 Other Liabilities 1,353, 170.43
Bonds, Par Valua 30,385,090.71
Real Estate Mortgages 63,859.708.33 S104.734.2M.03
Real Estate 3,661.921.86 Dividends Payable In 1908 2,476,094.65
Loans on Policies 18,786,254.64 Unapportloned Surplus (Par ValueB) . $ 6,376.185.20
Interest due and accrued, and other '
assets 3.4C6.838.02 - $112,586,493.88
Total Assets '. $112,586,493.88 Market Values Bonds under par value 680,695.22
This Item has hitherto been Included In the General Surplus. x
The Market Values of Bonds Owned are the Values as of December 31, 1907.
INSURANCE ACCOUNT
Issued and Revived In 1907 24,246 Policies Insuring $ 68.285,839.00
In force December 31, 1907 191,632 , Policies Insuring , . 460,980,183.00
Increase In Insurance In force during year. .. . 11,355 Policies Insuring . 28,779,277.00
Paid to and Invested for Policyholders In 1007 In excess of Premiums raid by Policyholders, (12,100,341.43
lUtlo Erpenses and Taxes to Toial Income: . 1005, 15.4 j 10OO, 14.8; 1007, 14.1.
The expenses incurred In obtaining the new insurance of the year amounted to only 81 per cent, of the ;
amount allowed by the now insurance law of the Ntate of New York. i
The Total Insurance Expenses of the Company for 1007 amounted to only 73' per cent, of the Amount'
allowed by the new Insurance law of the State of New Vork.
Net Rate of Interest Kamed on Invested Assets (par Values): 1005, 4.61; lOOf), 4.03' j 1007, 4.60.
A full report of the year's business will be mailed upon request to the Home Office or to any agent.
DIRECTORS ,
Amr.1 I)odd, . , Fred'k M. Shepherd, Kdward L. Dobbins, John It. Hardin,
Edward H. Wright, Fred'k FrelhiKhuysen, J. William Clark, ' Thomas W. Cauldwell, ' ', 't
Marcds L. Ward, Albert B. Carlton, , John O. H. Pitney, . i eter Campbell. ..
CHAS. W. RAINEY, GENERAL AGENT ti?lZK&.'a- OMAHA, NEB.. ;
ANSWER TO CRITICS
(Continued from First Page.)
officers, scientific experts, health officers
and those of the revenue cutter service, I
have made during this period about 1,352
appointments subject to confirmation by
the senate, 1,164 being postmasters. Of
these, appointments In the diplomatic and
consular services and in the Indian service
have been mado without regard to politics,
in the diplomatic and consular services
more democrats than republicans having
been 'appointed, as we are trying to even.
up the quotas of the southern states. In
nominating Judge I have, treated politics
as a wholly secondary,' consideration and
instead of relying solely upon the recom
mendation of either senators or '-congressmen
have always conducted Independent
inquiries myself, personally, through mem-
bers of tha bench or bar, whom X happened
to know or through Attorney General
Bonaparte, Secretary Taft. who was him
self a Judge; Secretary Root,; because of
his great experience at the bar, or Senator
Knox, who was formerly attorney general.
In a number of other offices, chiefly as
sistant secretaries or heads of bureaus here
at Washington, but also governors of terri
tories, or men holding peculiar positions;
such, for Instance, as that of commissioner
of education In Forto Rico, and also .in a
few other cases, notably those of mar
shals In certain of the western states, but
Including various offices also here and
there throughout the. ualon, I have either
felt that the position was of such a char
acter that the Initiative In the choice could
, only, with propriety, come from me or
from one' of the cabinet officers or else 1
, happened personally tri know of a man
'. ,tf auch peculiar qualifications that I de
sired to appoint him on my own Initiative.
lnflaeae of Be-natosai ' ,!
"There remain the great bulk of of-
fleers. Including almost- ail of Ui, post
j offices, the coliectorshlps of customs, the
: appralseiships, the , land officers and the
; like, numbering 'soma J.iSO or there
') abouta. It is,' of course, out of the ques
tion for ma to examine or have knowledge,
; of such a multitude of appointments, and
" therefore, as regards them, I normally
'. accept the suggestions of senators and
congressmen, the elected representatives
't of tha people In the localities concerned,
always reserving to myself. the right to
Insist .upon the msn's coming up to the
required staadard of character and ca
pacity and also reserving the right to
nominate whomever I choose if tor any
ronton il am satisfied that I am not re
. aelvlng from a senator or congressman
good advice, or if I happen personally to
know some peculiarly fit man. Where
tha man has done well In office I prefer
1 to reappoint him. and do so when I can
, get the consent of the senators from his
locality; but If they refaae, 'the reappoint
ment cannot ' be made. Ordinarily, as a
matter of convenience, the appointment
can best , be settled by consultation be
. for hand, the advice of the senator or
congressman, who is elected and haa pe
culiar means of knowing tha wishes of
his constituents,' being taken. But where
a senator treats this not as a matter of
consultation or mutual agreement, not aaJ
a matter of convenience and expediency,
but as a matter of, right on his part to
nominate whomever he chooses, the cus
tom Is necessarily discontinued.
Appointments In South.
"In the South Atlantto and Gulf statea,
which have contained neither senators
nor congressmea of my awn party, I have
been obliged to seek my advice from va
rious source. Iu these states f hava ap
pointed a large number of dmocrats. In
certain states tha democrats appointed
outnumbering the republicans. For ad
vice In appointing the republicans I hava
relied wherever poeslble not upon office
holders at all, but upon men of standing
and on whose integrity I could depend.
As instances merely. I will refer to Col
onel Cecil A. Lyon of Texas, commanding
1 one of the Texts National Guard regi
ments, and a mm of Independent means,
engaged in active business, and to Mr.
Heart Wight of Lou'siana and to Mr.
Coombs of Florida, sUo men of inde
pendent means and of lurge' business af
fairs; all of them being among the most
respected men lit their several states.
These men, and most of the others upon
whom I rely, could not be- persuaded to
lake any office In my gift, and I could
no. mors coerce, or control their political
action than I could, for instance, that of
the presidents of the chambers of com
merce or colonels of national guard regt
meate in similar states, In the north, la
, -m iha slates I hava dona mjr best,
BENEFIT LIFE
COMPANY.
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY"
FIEDEIICK rSIXINGBUYSEN, PIESIDEYT. '
Surrendered Policies 1,915,032.15
Dividends 2.239. 465. II
Total Paid Policyholders $11,135,673.35
Taxes, Fees and Licenses - 472,480.36
Insurance Expenses (excluding Taxes) 2,366,084.77
Investment Expenses (excluding Taxes) 206,139.39
Premiums on Bonds Purchased. ...... 126.417.98
when I came to appointing republicans, to
put the best, men- In office those whom
the people of the locality accepted as
such and regarded as leading citizens,
and I have every reason ' to believe that
the average1 of my appointees Is very
high. v,
"At present various efforts are being
made to get up bolting delegations from
the southern states, and tha meetings at
which these so-called delegates arc
chosen are usually announced - as 'non
offieeholdors' ' conventions. As a rule
this means, only so far as it moans any
thing, that they are held under the lead
of persons who wish to be put in office,
bmtWhos0 1 character- and capacity ,re
such they have not been regarded as fit
to be appointed t unoVir i ttlilsi ladminiat ra
tion. In theso1 coats . be .It romembertiu
that, i the, failure' to secure office is. , not
the result of the political .action of the
men -in question! on -tee contrary, their
political (action is due to their failure
to secure of fife , t ,. ,t i
, , Good Samples of Charges.
"Yu quote a newspaper as, saying:
" 'We are now getting daily lessons In
Civil- service ; ref prrn ,'t ror x vJh , White
House, which ought, to attract , national'
attention. The reappointment of Taft
workers to pontofflces, in Ohio and of
the totally unfit -George W. Wannannaker
as appraiser of this port la now followed
by the president's refusal to reappoint, a
good Hughes man as collector, of customs
at riattsburg.'
"This article is a good exumplo of the
accusations made by those of our op
ponents, whose partisanship renders thcin
especially unscrupulous and untruthful.
Mr. Wannamaker's appointment was rec
ommended by the three congressmen from
New York' county and by the two sena
tors, the appointment being made pre
cisely as the hundreds of similar appoint
ments of postmasters, appraisers,, In
ternal revenue collectors and the vllke
tlch are confirmed by the senate are
made and in conformance wt& . the o)3
toin; which has 'obtained throughout.; thy'
te'rtii of service; rand. throughout . the
terms of .service' yC Mf. McKlney, ;. Mr.
Cleveland and myother predecessors,, fln
this particular case, as It happens, -Mr.
Wanamaker lv peculiarly fit for tha po
sition, being already1 an assistant ap
praiser, who has rendered 'good, service
in that place and his appointment Is the
promotion of a proper man. lie was ap
pointed assistant appraiser by President
McKlnley twelve years ago, has served
as acting appraiser several times and haa
a very good record.
Kot a Trne Bill. v:
" 'The refusal to appoint a good Hughes
man as collector of customs at Platta
burg refers to the case of Walter With
erbee, and the accusation In this casa Is
particularly comic, because Mr. Wltherbe
was an open and avowed Taft man, tha
classmate of Secretary Taft's brotherat
Yale, and both Secretary .Taft and his
brother 'requested - his reappointment
the only New York officeholder for whom
they made such. -a' request. Tho con
gressman from his district and the sen
ators have not agreed about his suc
cessor and he is still In office. Theie
facts were either known to tha editors
of the paper In question or could hava
been found out - by the slightest In
quiry." -Foley's Honey and Tar cures tha most 6b
Una to coughs and expels tha cold from the
system, as it Is mildly laxative. It la guar
anteed. Tha genuine Is In tha ytlow pack
a. For sale by all druggists. ,
HYMENEAL
Walllae-Rrdber.
BT ROM SBVRQ, Neb., Feb. . -(Special. )
A pretty home wedding took place at tho
home of Mr. and Mra. Oust Rydberg of
this city Friday evening, when their daugh
ter, Misa Wllhelmlna. was married to Mr.
Victor Walline of Canada. The ceremony
waa performed by Rev. A. Johnson of
Wakefield, assisted by Rev. Mr. Hall of
thla city. The Misses Jennie and Hltder
Rydberg acted as attendants and Rev, Mr.
Walline a.id Mr. Johnson assisted aa best
men. The hose wss decorated In pink and
white carnations, and after the ceremony'
a five-course luncheon was served. The
bride has always lived here with her par
ents and haa taught in the city schools
several years, and was county superintend
ent for two years. Mr. Walline la 4 suc
cessful real esiau dealer In Canada lands.
Mr. and Mrs. Walline jt for Florida and
Texas and expect to go from there to, tho
Pacific coast, after which they will locate
in their new home at Winnipeg, Canada.
By using the vartoua departments f .The
lie Want Ad Pages you gst quick returns
at a email expenso.
THE OMAHA
inSMC
1908
SURE CURE FOR HOG CHOLERA
(Continued from First Page.)
helped to draft the amendment to that bill
before It left the house and before It went
to the senate, and when It wm introduced
by the gentleman from Tennessee, after it
had been prepared, I voted in favor of It
and was consistently for that provision all
the way through. But It seems to me now.
since we have adopted a law that covers
the case a law that Is adequate and com
plete, because no one claims that it has
been-violated that the amendment now be
fore the house has a tendoncv Vather to
make the subject ridiculous. But Lwas Im
pressed at what the gentletnun. from Mis
souri, MY. Cfark.'the present day leader on
that -side Of the1 house, said when h gave
us aa example, of a man who sold liWi bank
stock before he came to congress and be
fore he Went to the senale. and he com
mended that Ms 'conduct all of us should
follow, t Mr. ' Chairman. It seemed to me
that the- logical conclusion would lead to
the ' adoption of an amendment which I
have prepared and which 1 think cover's
the case: If man cannot be a banker and
be elected to congress, then he ought not
to he a lawyer and be elected to congress,
and he ought hot to be a farmer; becmise
we may legislate on agricultural sublects,
and he ought, not. to bo a merchant, because
we may legislate on the tariff or some
thing that would affeet his business.
LaGrlppe and Pneamonla. .' ,
Foley's Hopey and Tur cures la grippe
coughs and .prevents pneumonia. Refuse
any but tho genuine In tha yellow paokage.
For sale by .all druggists. , ,"
Minnie Cases In Coart.
HURON, 8. D., Feb. B.-(Special.)-After
being In session five weeks Judge Whiting
adjourned circuit court Friday evening,
until February 20. Of the criminal actions
what are known aa the Mannle oaaea at
tracted most attention. Charles W. Mannle
and his wife Margaret, were convicted of
selling liquor without license, and sen
tenced to pay a fine of $100 each; they were
also convicted of keeping a hause of ill
fame and Minnie, was Sentenced to two
years and hs wife one . year In the peni
tentiary. Both, Mannle and his wife were
convicted of perjury, and, on this charge
Mr. Mannie was tried before Judge Whit
Jng, who also-, heard - the other cases,
sad was sentenced by him to' serve -two
yeas In the. penitentiary j Mrs. Mannie's
trial was before Judge Jnnes of gloux
Falls, and on her conviction his Honor
gave her two yeara in the statea prison at
Sioux Falls. - Jacob Rheinschmldt paid a
fine of $100 for keeptug Ms satoon at Yale
open on Sunday. Rosey Baum was granted
a divorce from her husband, Robert Baum,
Jr.. and Leo Verhelst waa granted a decree
of separation from his wife, Lena V. Ver
helst, both granted on grounds of cruolty,
desertion,, etc.
Caaht la tho Aet
and arrested by Ir. King s New Life puis,
bilious headache quits hnd liver and bowels
act right. 36c. For sale by Beaton Drua
Co.
MrClellaa Estate Casa.
HURON. B. D Feb. .-Bpecal.)-On
Tuesday Judge Whiting of this, the ninth
Judicial circuit will sit for Judge Jones at
Sioux Falls to hear for the third time the
famous McClellan est ate case. This action
was first brought before Judge Jones, then
before Judge Campbell, and from the latter
it went to, the supreme court. All claim
ants, except those known aa the Arkansas
claimants have been, ruled out, and should
the present applicants fait to substantiate
their claim, the estate, valued at $00,0)0
will ba turned over to the state. The mat
ter has attracted wide attention.
Professional men men
who get less exercise than
they need, use up brain and
nerve cells very rapidly.
Coffee is a hurt to such
persons, and many realise
its harxnfulness.
Try leaving off coffee 10
days and drink only' the
wholesome beverage with
the "coffee" flavor Pos
tum. It is free from any
drug and contains all there
is in wheat, includirg the
"vital phosphate" placed
there by nature for nerve
building.
"There's a Reason."
DAILY REE:. MONDAY, . FEBRUARY 10, 1903.
P0L11ICINS' BUSY WEEK
Eeal Start Made in Fight for Delegate
to the National Convention.
PROHIBITIONISTS ARE ACTIVE
State Oil Inspector Files Report Wtth
Gsrtrssr la Detail tha
Work of His Office Darlna;
the Last Year.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. . (Special. From a
political standpoint the last week In Lin
coln has been rather active. Two well
known cltlsens, each with, a largo follow
ing, hava announced themselves as can
didates for delegate-at-large to the' na
tional republican convention. One has
also come out as a candidate fof district
delegate to the national convention, and
It it probable there will be mora candi
dates for ditsrict delegate. ' '
In local politics a mass meeting, which
was scheduled 'a conference," but which
developed into a prohibition meeting, was
held Friday night and an organisation
perfected for a prohibition fight to be
pulled off here Some time next May. This
organisation has already begun the cir
culation of petltons for signers calling
for a special election on the question of
saloons or no saloons. The excise board
has also been hammered right and left
because the members do not meet and
agree upon a policy to be pursued, should
license be issued tor tho next year. In
asmuch as it Is now four months until
new licenses will be Issued and as the
v, . ..I.-.. Ba . ... - . . w - - -
on before that time,' the board so far has
not seen the wisdom of making any state
ment of its position for the future.
The La Follette manager called at tha
republican state headquarters during the
week ind succeeded n securing 8,000
ballots printed by the state ' committee
and these hava been sent out by C. O.
Whedon to the various precinct chair
men. A demand was made on tho com
mittee for more ballots by the La Fol
lette booster, but they could nt be sup
plied. No explanation was left with the
committee of-,the desire for the ballots.
Oil Inspector Reports. ' ' '
In, his annual, report ti Governor Bhcl
4on copies of which have bpen printed
for distribution, Stata Oil Inspector Allen
goes into the details of the work of his
department more , than have , any , of his
predecessors in, offioe. In discussing the
law governing the inspection of, oil, ,Mr.
Allenvsays tha public does not seem to
understand that the Nebraska law pro
viding for an .oil test Is a test of the
explosive properties and nqt a test for
quality. When an , oil passes the Ne
braska test It does not mean that it is
of superior Illuminating or burning qual
ities, but that it is not dangerous to burn
in a lamp and will not heat up rapidly
and sufficiently to cause an explosion.
In the passage of the law the report says
the legislature had in mind the safety
of the people rather than the guaranty
of the Illuminating qualities of the oil.
HE PI' B LIC AN' .. PRIMARY RULES
Hall Connty Politicians Arrange for
,., Tb-el ..fSIectlon,
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Feb. 9.-(Spcclal.)
The republican county central committee
yesterday, adopted resolutions for the elec
tion,, by primary,, pf seventeen delegates to
the sUte and s. like number to the con
gressional conventions. The rules provide
for the division of delegates Into districts,
six in number., of which Grand Island and
Washington , township Ne. -1 comprise the
first district, the- Soldiers' Home township
(Washington No. S) the second district and
the rest of the precincts of the county the
other four . districts. .'Grand Island and
Washington No. 1 are given six delegates,
Washington No. one and the rest of the
county ten. It is believed this representa
tion, based on the republican vote, will
give general satisfaction. The voters of
each district, however;- are privileged to
vote tor the delegates In each. "Candidates
for delegate must- file before the primary,
election. The chairman makes up the bal
lot, which is paid for by the central com
mittee together with all other eapenses,
the committeeman from each precinct being
duty bound to secure assistanta to act as
clerks and Judges. The return from the
precincts Is also made by tho committee
man ard the chairman and secretary Issue
certificates of election, see to the settle
ment of .a possible tie vote and certify the
returns to the state committee. N The pri
maries shall be held at the usual Voting
places on the same day, but the hours, not
less than three tn number shall be fixed by
the committeen"tn of each precinct. It
was further adopted that a first and second
choice shall be had for presidential candi
date and the name of Theodore Roosevelt
shall' be printed on the ballot with the other
candidates. Tuesday, March 3, was the day
set for' the primaries.
The democratic committee at a meeting
called- a convention for next Saturday, St
which J. Leo Cleory will act as temporary
chairman. W. II. Thompson was recom
mended as delegate-at-large and F. W.
Ashton as one of the district delegates from
the Fifth district, J. C. Herspacher being
recommended aa alternate.
Commercial t'lob Mtttlni,
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Feb. .-(Speelal.)
Preliminary- announcements of the fourth
annual meeting of tho State Association of
Commercial clubs, to be held In this olty
March 18 and 19, have been sent out and
promise a fine program for the annual
convention. President Hushnull of Lincoln
Is assured cf tha presence of one of the
members of the Interstate Commerce com
mission on the lit h, when the Commercial
club of Grand Island will give a compll
msnUry dltrer to the visitors. Among the
topics selected for this meeting arei
'tResults of Municipal Ownership," "Pro
posed Parcels Post Legislation,-" "Sewer
age Problems In Smaller Cities," ' Local
Belf-Oovernment for idles," "Commercial
Value of University Extension Work." "The
UhiftnUlon of Pus'ncss Interests" and
"Problems of Freight Transportation."
"What Commercial Clubs Are Doing snd
Have Accomplished" will be a feature, with
reports from every club represented.
The city of Grand Island is easily reached
from an directions by exceptionally good
train service and all delegates will find
ample accommodations at the two large
hotela of this city.
The officers of the association hope that
the program presented and tha awakened
interest In commercial plub work tn the
cities en 4 towns of the state will bring
together large representations from the dif
ferent clubs.
Caster Coaveotlen Called,
BROKEN BOW, Neb., Feb. . (Bpeclal.)
The republican county convention will
be held at Broken Bow on February li
tor the purpose of selecting eighteen del
egates to the republican mUe conven
tion to be held at Omaha. Thf populists
of the county will 'hqld their convention
here on February 27, at which time tUny
will elect twenty-two delegatea to attend
the statk convention at Omaha Murch S,
....
task aavfns la Zlaa.
YORK, Neb., Feb. .-Bpetlal,)-G. C.
Fisher, who a few years ago was ons of
York county's most prosperous and well-to-do
farmers, a stockholder in ons of York's
national banks and owner of one of the best
improved ISC-acre farms in Ydtrk county,
has all winter been working with his son
at the carpenter trade. A few years ago
Mr. Fisher with others sold their York
county farms and all their holdings and
personal property amounting to thousands
of dollars snd moved to Zlon, 111., where
they joined Dowln and placed In his hands
or st his disposal the accumulated earnings
of years of frlentler life in Nebraska.
ELECTRIC
1HE
PROJECTED
Proposal toGlve Arnold a Coaaectloa
With Oatslde World.
CALLAWAY, Neb., Feb. . (Special.)
For several days a couple of strangers
hsve been in this locality, driving out
each day up and down the South Loup
valley. As they said but little to any
body and paid their bills promptly, they
were more or less the talk of the few
people around town who take the time
to look up strangers. It has finally
leaked out that the two strangers are
eastern capitalists, who . are upon the
ground looking over the territory be
tween Arnold, an Inland town, some
twenty miles northwest of Callaway and
Pleasanton, with a view to building and
operating an electric car line between
these two points.
or many years Arnold and its people
have been praying for a railroad of soma
kind, and It now looks like their prayers
may be answered. The people from the
locality are compelled to drive and
freight their goods either from Callaway,
Gothenburg or North Platte, taking at
least two days to make the round trip.
An electric line between Arnold and
Pleasanton would most certainly be a
paying proposition. Stations could be
made at almost every farm house and
tfielr produce loaded on and shipped to
market without their going away from
home. Power to operate such a system
could be easily managed by harnessing
tho South Loup river. Cars could also
be supplied for the handling of freight,
stock and grain, as well ss for mall
purposes. '
A move of this kind would also give
Callaway and other towns along the line
a competitive system, Inasmuch as the
electric line would connect with the Bur
lington & Missouri at Pleasanton. The
expense in the making Of the roadbed
would not be great, as the line 'would
follow the valley of the South Loup the
entire distance, and the right-of-way
would bo an easy matter,' as people all
along the route are so anxious for a road
that they -Would" give the right-of-way
in order to secure the same. ' ' r '
LOOT FROM 8TOLB1X MAIL HACK
Colored Man at Nebraska ' City Trie
- '" to gelt It4 " -'
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Feb. 0.-(Spe-clal.)
On December 1-'17, 190"; '' several
mail ; sacks ' which' wefo in tho baggage
room of the Missouri Pacific railway were
taken out and rifled, the thief gaining
entrance by breaking out a window.
Yesterday a negro named Joe Jones, who
has been about the city for the last two
years and who has anything but a
savory record, offered a ring to a Jew
eler, who at once recognized It as one
of the rings which he had sold and which
was in the mail that went out that night.
He at once notified Chief pf Police Grant
Yates, who, arrested the negro. He was
turned over to Postal Inspector Grogan,
who came . here .and looked , up the, case.
A. warrant was issued before Commis
sioner, Anderson of . Omana Snd' the
prisoner turned over, to Marshal Warner
of OmaUa, who came hero this afternoon
to take his . prisoner kbme with' him.
The mall boxes , have, been robbed' 'henri
twice and. no clue was obtained against
anyone until . this ring turned up, and
the of fleers , are inclined to the belief
they .will b,e able to ' arrest the entire
gang and ; recover" what properly was
stolen. The prljqner Is suspected of be
ing guilty of several' local thefts wherein
stores were robbed and only money taken,
but he was' too smart to leave any cine
behind. The police have been working
en the case' for some time.
Democrats ' Elect.
HOLD It BO E, Ne., Feb. 9. (Speeial.)
A demooratlo mass -convention was held
yesterday, at which delegates end alternates
were chosen to attend the state convention
to be held In Omaha, The delegates chosen
are W. H. Cowglll, C. E. Harman, Max
Uhllg and H. E. Brown; the alternates are
August Dahl, Ed Roth, George Hammond
and K. W. Maxey. A petition was circu
lated and signed by every democrat pres-
no for the organisation of a Bryan Volun
teer club. No fees are required. It being
decided to do the hustling for funds after
tha club was organised. -A commute of
seven was chosen to organise. Phelps county
for Bryan. - tha committee consisting of Vf.
H. Cowglll, O. W. Hammond. J. L Rhea,
E. W. .Maxey. P. W. Smith of Funk; H. E.
Brown -of Industry and John Swanson of
Bheridan. . Attorney E. W. Reed was chosen
as chairman cf the county central commit
lee and J. K. Cooper of tha Holdrage Prog
ress wss elected secretary. No resolutions
ware passed -as to Bryan, but It Is under
stood that the county Is solidly for "the
peerless leader."
Otoe Her Hauaneta Jag gee.
NEBRASKA CITY, Feb. 9.-(Hpeolal.)-The
Otoe Cornty Bar association gave a
dinner to the Cass county, bar compli
mentary to Hon. Paul Jessen, the retiring
district Judge, and Hon. H. D. Travis, tha
newfy elected Judge, at the Watson hotel
this evening. An elaborate dinner was
served. County Attorney D. W. Livingston
acted as toastmaster. John C. Watson re
sponded to "The Bar of the Second Judicial
District," W. F. Moran to "The Litigant,"
A. N, Sullivan of Plattsmouth to "Obiter
Dicta," E. F. Warren to "Felicities and
Infelicities," Judge Paul Jessen to "On
Both Sides of It," Hon. Jesse Root of
Plattsmouth to "Tne Old Wtll and the
Thirsty World," Judge JL P. Travis of
Plattsmouth to "The Jury," Wllllatn Hay.
ward to "Selection of the Judiciary" and
Matthew Gerlng pf Plattsmouth to "The
Aesthetlo Side." There were many re
sponses to Impromptu toasts and it was a
late hour before (he guests all took their
departure,
Exeter Has Had Doom.
EXETER, Neb., Feb. I (Special.) The
long, dry fall and pleasant winter have
been a blessing to Exeter. Seven new brick
business rooms were finished and all are
occupied but one. -1
Exeter also completed .a fine air pres
sure water works system and has a new
brick power house.
C. C. Smith, proprietor of the tag fac
tory, waa granted a franohlae for an eloc
trio light plant and has his Unas more thaa
half completed. There are three fine large
aro lights on Main street, one at each
railroad crossing and about half of the
business houses, the Commercial botel and
three of the churches hsve Installed lights.
Exeter lias Just completed the biggest
building boom in its history.
Nebraska Sewi Notes.
YORK-J. A. Williams of the State Rail
road commission addressed, the aludenls of
York college.
BRADSHAW The revival meetings held
lit the Methodist church have Just cluavd
after many coiiverslpiit.
YORK Les Dover has purchased from
Fred Newton the Newton cafe and has
taken chsrge of the sarus.
GRAND ISLANDMrs. Oskley, a mem
ber of the B.ildicrs' home " of Hubett,
passed sway last evening at the home hos
pital. WESTON James Dalrsal, living south of
here, while dinging s cellar, struek a small
vm of what ha thinks is sold. He is
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grestlv excited over the strike snd states
he will Investigate further.
T4ROKFN BOW District Sunday school
convention converted here lodsV. The
convention Is being held In the Methodist
and Christian churohea.
EXETER Fruit men around here are
Jubilant over the recent snow and say It
was a Messing. They believe it presages
a good crop of fruit this year.
YORK A pretty custom of the Presby
terian choir Is to give each member who
marries a miscellaneous shower, and the
first shower thla year waa In honor of
H. N. Gilbert, given at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Bell.
PERU Rev. B. p. Hudson, pastor of
the First Baptist churrh of Hasting,, Is
conducting revival msetlnrs at the Bs-
tlst church In this city. The services are
being largely attended by students of the
normal ana tiy townspeople.
PLUE HILL J. Keith, sn old settler of
Webster county, died St Hastings Thurs
day. Funeral services were held at Bladen
Saturday at the Methodist Episcopal
church, conducted by Rev. Priestly of Blue
Hill. Interment took place at rialnvlew
cemetery.
OSCEOLA A telegram has Just been re
ceived from Albuquerque, N. M., announc
ing the death of Mrs. Agnes Nelson. Mrs.
Nelson was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
H. W. Hefflebnwer and was horn and
raised here, and received her education at
the Osceola High school.
HOIJiREGE The Central hotel, which
has been closed, the landlady having
aklpped out between two days, will reopen
next week with Charles Steinke, a former
landlord and owner, again In charge. Mr.
Steinke returns from South Omaha, where
he hae been engaged In the hotel buslnesa.
OSCEOLA The funeral of the late Rev.
B. B. Palmer was held from the First
Methodist Episcopal church yesterday, and
was largely attended. Mr. Palmer had
lived here for more than a quarter of a
century and was well known throughout
the county, being a great worker in the
temperance cause.
GRAND ISLAND A Japanese workman
named Iokawa was quite aeverelv Injured
by the breaking of a wire while aomo
heavy Iron waa being transferred In the
local freight yards from one car tn an
other. One arm waa broken In two places
and a severe gash cut In the head. . The
Injury Is not fatal.
HOLDREOE The Modern Woodmen and
Royal Neighbors presented the plav of
"The Wives of Woodmen" Friday night to
an audience that numbered over 900 peo
ple. It was local talent and was excep
tionally rendered. The time between acts
waa filled In with moving pictures, male
quarteta and orchestral selections, and a
better pleased audience never assembled
In the opera house.
YORK J. O. Qulsenherry, who twentv
four years ago ran the Grand Central hotel,
where "Dad" Blodgett's hotel la now stand
ing, was In York this week for the first
time renewing old acquaintances. He felt
Ilka Rip Van Winkle when he saw York
today wtth Its great business blocks, lv
paved streets, public buildings snd could
hardly realize ' that York of old was a
city of such -commercial Importance and
had made so great advancement.
BROKEN BOW Judge Hostetler of the
district court was particularly busy last
week In erasing cases from the docket.
Although, there haa been but one crim
inal case, the Jurors are continually- on
the Jump and will probably be keprin a
stat of activity for another week In dis
posing of numerous civil, cases. James
B. McCough. who was charged with stub
bing Theodore Leaerve with intent to kill,
laat July, Was acquitted, the defense es
tablishing a plea of, self-defense.
PERUWTbe Phllomathean Literary so
ciety of the normal held an open session
Friday evening, presenting a one-act
farce, "The Mouse Trap." New officers
were elected, as follows: President, U.
Harold Lanyshere, Oresham; vice presi
dent, Evelyn Van V'lckle, York; record
ing secretary, Lyla, French, Auburn; cor
responding secretary, Genevieve Mor
mon. Geneva; treasurer, L. It. Hill,
Geneva; trustees, Warren, Burrelle, Peru;
Earle Meyers, Peru: W. S. Cook. Steele
City.
COLUMBUS The Columbus brewery has
paid out for barley the last, year more than
IJ.flOO more than ever paid before In one
year. Barley is worth -now 7 cents a
bushel, and a few 'years ago you could
buy the best of It for 26 cents a bushel.
COLUMBUS There Is a contest oyer the
Will of the Ihte John Stelrter And the final
decision wtll show -whether tie had the right
to will to the Catholic churches of Spald
ing and Columbus $ll,2oo and to, Ignore his
sons, Joseph and Ignsts Stelner of Boyd
county -and Ferdinand Stelner- of this
county. Judge Rattefinan has docided that
the will is all right and will stand, and the
sonS have appealed to the district court.
' RASSTCTt Judge 3. J." Harrington of
O'Neill held a threedays'-session of court
here this-, week for the trial of . what Is
knoSti as the Whlton case and he haa
taken the 'case under advisement, with
permission to tha attorneys to fllo briefs.
Tha case. Is a partition suit between the
children of John F. Whlton by his first
wife and his widow' Who was tils second
wife and Involves about It), 00 worth of
real estate, Including the Whlton hotel,
valued at $6,000. The plaintiffs are
seeking to exclude the stepmother on the
ground that a decree of divorce between
Mr. Whlton and his first wife was void
for want, of Jurisdiction and that there
fore his marriage toHhe defendant was
Invalid. The defendant has occupied the
hotel since the death of Mr. Whlton and
claims the same as her homestead. After
the divorce was granted the the first
wife remarled and haa since died. The
defendant, Mrs. J. F. Whlton, claims a
halt Interest in the property by reuson of
a contract of partnership with hor de
ceased husband and in the trial she
sought to prove same by parole testi
mony. HAWKEYU PLAYER 19 EXPELLED
Big; Halfback Found laeleaclble and
Authorities Expel Him.
at Single Mao.
IOWA CITY, la., Feb. . (Special.)
The biggest sensation of the year struck
Iowa athletics last night when It was an
nouncetl that "Bill" Knowiton, the big
liawkeye halfback snd 'varsity , pitcher,
had ' been expelled from the university.
The affair la another chapter In the
Ames-Iowa conlrovoray which recently
arose Concerning the' eligibility of "Tod '
Willetts, the Ames fullback Who played
In the state championship contest be
tween the two institutions last Novem
ber. Bhortly after this game, It devel
oped that Willetts had played four years
before the beginning of the last season,
two years at Grinnell and two at Ames.
The matter was reported to the Ames
management and waa there denied; the
proms being incontrovertehle, the Iowa
athletic board finally severing all rela
tions with Ames.
Now it appears that Knowiton. on the
Iowa side, was also iuellslble. Last
spring, while lie was out of school at
Iowa, he attended Upper Iowa univer
sity, a school In the .northern part of the
stale, near his home, and played on the
baseliall team. Tills, under the confer
enoe rules, would necessitate his playing
as a freshman en his return to laws.
However, Knowiton signed up Ihe regu
ler profession of eligibility lust fall and
played a star game on Ihe gridiron
throughout the sessuii. When the ques
tion of the Ames man's record arose, the
local papers of Knuwlton's home town,
Decorali, la., coininrntdd on the facte
ktatd abov and In this way It came to
the tars of tha Ames management. The
facts were paomplly turned over to the
luwa board, aVi on Investigation proved
true; the lenulfvjs that the star athlete
has been expullud from the university.
This comes as a hard blow to the Hawk
eys chunct--s in basa ball, and weakens the
prospects for a winning elovgn next fall.
The peculiar feature of the casa is that
both Knowiton and Willetts are from the
same town, and huth are guilty of nearly
Identlcul offenses Whether this last de
velopment will have any effect on the
relations of the two schools cannot at
present bo learned.
SIobx Falls Basket Ball.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D, Feb. 9. (Special.)
A inoveniBiit bus been Inaugurated for
the organisation of a local basket ball
league. There are at the, present time
la teams in the oily, the Tolland, the
bious Fails college, the Norwelgan col
Ikc, Sioux Falls business college, that of
the Baraca class and the High school
turn. When the organisation ef a city
luague Is perfected, a schedule of games
between, the six teams will be arranged.
Baa Ball Coach to Bo Chosea.
IOWA CITY, la.. Feb. (Speclal.)-The
8. I', r. base ball eoaah will be chosen
in a few days. At the laat meeting of
the aUilutic Uard a committee was ap
pointed to take charge of tha matter. The
only candidate in sluht at present is
"pink" (Storey, who held the position last
year. The suuad at present la in charge
of Kent, last yvar's captain, and Tommy
O'Brien, the 'varsity trainer. The pitch
ing starr tins ytar will ue Unity, Cvob
and puyneer of lust season's nine.
Hack" aad Evaas Sln.
HIOUX City. la. Feb. l.-tSpeclal.)
Charles Hatlurnachmldt of Des Moines,
aad Walter fc. Evana of Knoxville, Term.,
have signed for a calch-aa-catch-cin
wrestling bout, too-hold barred, to be de
rided hare aext yrtrisy night. The match
is for a side bet of and tne entire gale
receipts. The men are to weigh In at I
1-.
o'clock at 1. pounds. Pats Magner waf
selected as reference for tho bout.
Iowa Xewo
MARftltAt J.TnvNTh exm-ntlve corf
mlttea of Ihe Marshall Comity Fair assm
elation today -chose thn third week In Sets
tember. from the 14th to the INth of th
month, as the dates for the third annual
fair. Superintendents for the varloua da
psrtments of the exhibits were also chosen.
Extensive impiovementa are to be mail(
on the grounds and buildings during th
summer, and It is the Intention of the conv
mittro to make the next fair even blggo)
and -better than the hist.
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Grinnell Defeats MarahalHowa.
MARSH AL1 TOWN. Is , pen. J.-tPre
elnl.) The Marshalltown High schoo
basket ball five was defeated by the Grin
nell High school five in a fast gum thsi
went five minutes over time before U
was won. by the score of to 24.
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OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Election of Neve Members and Other
Bnslness Crowd Ont gome
I Programs,
The literary and debating societies of th4
high school held their meetings Frldaj
afternoon. In some no program was given
aa new officers were elected snd businesi
trsneacted. An Innovation with Some o ,
tho organizations la a handsome bullet in
board with a glass cover on which pnsten
snd announcements may be displayed. I,as(
week a number of clever drawings wen
shown on these boards, among them helm
sn original one by Luclle Patterson of tin
Browning society, one of whose memberj
posed especially for the poster. The Llnln
ger. Hawthorne, Ciceronian, Frances Wll.
lard, Webster and Prlscilla Alden societies
also had drawings on their boards. Meet
ings were not held . In tha Elaine and
Pleiades girls' societies because of Illness
among those' who were to take parts on
the program.
In the Browning society this program was
given: Dialogue, Ruth Byers and Mae
Engler; reading, "Love Letters of sn Irish
Washwoman," Anne Brown; original
poem, "Imagination," Elsie Rnlln; play.
"Miss Diddle," Emily Dyer. Elsie Bolin
and Edna Levi, assisted by Mr. Myron
Van Brunt. Assistant Principal Woolery
spoke briefly In praise of the work of tho
society after the program.
The Margaret Fuller program opened
with a well rendered, vocal solo by Hazel
Evans. Grace McBrlde played the accom
paniment. s Mary Alice Sid well read a se
lection on New Year's customs and Kath
ryn Wallace read an essay on the, same
subject. A humorous reading, "Mark Twain
On the German Language," wos given by
Blanche Brotherton. A sketch entitled
"Th-j , Ruggles Family , Preparing for a
Dinner Party" completed tho program,
Alice Duval-took the part of Mrs. Rugglcs
very pleasingly. , v t
The Prlscilla Aldcn girls enjoyed the fol
lowing program by the members:
Recitation Bess Townsen
Story Irma We-llermas
Violin solo Grace McHrld
K"-iy Edna Ballard
Debate Marie Erwln, Jean Watson
Story Blanche Marshall
Essay Grace McBrlde
The Demosthenlun Debstlng society had
an election of officers at which the large
membership of almost seventy boys was
present. .The following officers were
chosen: . , f ,
President. Lyle Roberts; vice president,
Fred Carlson; secretary, Coe liuchsnun;
club editor, Perle Janney; sergcant-at-arms,
Richard Barns; librarian, Gilbert
Barnes.
The girls of the Frances Willard society
had a very, creditable program, as follows:
Recitation
lone Beats
. .. Fannie Jensen
Sadie Tracy
. Luclle Petersen
1 Lila Caley
Edythe . Hendrlck
Evelyn Martlnsen
Reading
Original Story ..
Recitation
Reading ...,.!...,
Recitation
Reading ..'
Society prophecy
Julia Anheuser
The Webster boys held a purely business
meeting. These officers "were elected for
the new term of school: Will Ross, presi
dent; Evan Rogers, Vice president; Claude
Neavles, secretary; and George Glwits, ser-geant-at-arms.
The new officers of the Llninger Travel
club were chosen at Friday's meeting.
They are as follows:
President, Blanche Deaver; vice presi
dent. Elisabeth Becker; secretary, Lucille
Hagar; treasurer, (-Catherine I-nhart:
club editor, Perle Janney; sergeant at
arms, Agnes Nielson and Elsie Peterson.
A program and social meeting of the
Hawthorne society was held at the home
of the president. Miss Helen Davidson,
1336 South Thirtieth avenue. The program
was about Robert Burns and waa as fol
lows :
Life of Robert Burns..,, Gertrude Marvin
Recitation -.- John Barleycorn
Kutn Keynoios.
Essay The Patriotism of Burns
Florence Peterson.
Quotations Louise Willard
aper Scotch Dress
. uiaays vt aiacr.
Song Alice Gideon
J'aper Customa of Scotch Life
Florence Wolf.
Reading Lowell's Tribute ta Burns
Bars Ayers.
Orlsrlnsl Ptnry on Scotland ...Pauline On1n
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